498A IPC -Case Can Be Filed At A Place Where A Woman Driven Out Of Matrimonial Home Takes Shelter: Supreme Court

Answering a reference pending for about seven years, the Supreme Court has held that the courts at the place where the wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from the matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by the husband or his relatives, would, dependent on the factual situation, also have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint alleging commission of offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code

Rupali Devi Versus State Of Uttar Pradesh & Ors, Criminal Appeal No.71 Of 2012 Decided On 09-04-19